Table 2.

Illicit trade from Brazil and US via Paraguay in the early 1990s

	Cigarettes from Brazil		Cigarettes from the USA		Brazil + USA
	Exports to PGY reported by BRA	Imports from BRA reported by PGY	Exports to PGY reported by USA	Imports from USA reported by PGY	Imports from BRA & USA reported by PGY	All imports reported by PGY	All imports reported by PGY (in billion sticks)a
1989	401	0	0	1566	1566	1632	1.6
1990	1365	0	0	1759	1759	1787	1.7
1991	2586	0	2478	3877	3877	3995	3.8
1992	5703	5	2196	3277	3282	3747	3.6
1993	11,118	2	2594	3488	3490	3668	3.5

Source: UN Comtrade, HS Code 240220: ‘Cigarettes; containing tobacco’

In metric tonnes

^aConversion from metric tonnes to cigarettes: 1 kg = 956.4 cigarettes [31]